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Learning all about Literacy in relation to the Preschool Child…. Children ’ s Literacy. Definition: Literacy. All activities involved in speaking, listening, reading, writing. Reading: Vocabulary Words & Examples. Definition: Pretend Reading.
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Learning all about Literacy in relation to the Preschool Child… Children’s Literacy
Definition: Literacy • All activities involved in speaking, listening, reading, writing.
Definition: Pretend Reading • Children’s attempts to “read” a book before they have learned to read
Examples of Pretend Reading…. Pretending to read a book. She uses pictures as a way to tell the story. Claudia is pretending to read a story to Nicholas.
It is Important for Children to Know How Books Work: • Show a book to the child and talk about what a book is • Show how the book is read (front to back, left to right) • Point to the title of the book & and tell them it is used to tell you what the book is about • Explain to child that books are made up of words
Definition: Emergent Reading • View that literacy learning begins at birth and is encouraged through participation with adults in meaningful reading and writing activities
Examples of Emergent Reading…. Carson (4 ½ years old) is reading to Alek (4 years old). Carson is reading a book to the teacher
Definition: Letter Knowledge • The ability to identify letters of the alphabet
Examples of Letter Knowledge…. Celeste is making a name bracelet. She is looking for the letters in her name. Galen and Aaron are completing an Alphabet Puzzle.
Examples of Letter Knowledge…. Emily had to search through all of the ABC sponges to find the letters in her name. Mischa is writing her name with ABC sponges. On the floor the sponges are in Alphabetic order
Definition: Alphabetic Knowledge • Knowing the names and shapes of the letters of the alphabet
Examples of Alphabetic Knowledge…. The teacher is modeling for Abigail on how to write the letters in her name. She is copying them down on her own wipe board.
Definition: Read Aloud • When an adult reads a book that is too advanced for a child to read • Children can also read aloud….
Examples of Reading Aloud…. The teacher is reading the book “Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?” aloud, while the preschoolers put pictures on the flannel board
Examples of Preschoolers Reading Aloud…. The teacher is reading the book “Chicka Chicka, Boom Boom!” aloud I am reading a book Abigail made to all of the preschoolers at circle time
Definition: Experimental Writing • Efforts by young children to experiment with writing by creating pretend and real letters
Examples of Experimental Writing: A card all of the preschool students were signing. Some could write out their name, others invented letters to write for their name. Hannah writing letters in her cornmeal
Examples of Experimental Writing: Carson is looking at a word cube to find words to write for his story. Aaron is writing letters on a chalk board.
Definition: Invented Spelling • Spelling that results when young children use what they know about letters and sounds to write • EXAMPLE“I can read” spelled as “I kn rd”
Examples of Invented Spelling: Syrah is writing, “Happy Valentine’s Day” on her card. Syrah’s finished card with the words “SAZVWEPR0BFQU”
What Preschool Children Like In Books … • Books about children that look and live like them • Simple science books about things and how they work- like garbage trucks, flowers, or tools • Books about things in which they have special interest in such as trains or animals • Books about making friends
Definition: Alphabet Books • Used to aid children in learning the upper and lower case alphabet letters.
Definition: Counting Books • Each page presents one number and shows a corresponding number of items
Definition: Concept Books • Teach particular concepts that children need to know in order to succeed in school (colors, opposites
Definition: Nursery Rhymes • Contain rhymes and repeated verses. • Appeals to children because rhymes are easily remembered and recited.
Definition: Board Books • Made of heavy cardboard, has round corners, plastic surface, is small in size, and features few items per page
Definition: Manipulative Books • Provides hand-eye practice. • Children are involved throughout the book, such as lifting flaps.
Definition: Traditional Literature • Includes fairy tales, folktales, fables, myths, and legends from around the world and across the ages of time.
Definition: Wordless Books • Stories are presented with pictures and no text. • Provides children the opportunity to tell stories, through this they develop language skills
Definition: Stories of Everyday Life • Address the common concerns of young children, such as dealing with children’s bedtime worries.
Definition: Predictable Books • Books that have repetitive patterns and make use of repeated phrases
Definition: Big Books • Oversized books that allow for the sharing of print and illustrations with children • Good for group reading at large group/circle time
How Can We Support Literacy with Preschoolers? • Read, Talk, and Sing!! • Allow children to experience and interact with books • Provide a “Cozy or Quiet” space with easy access to books • Provide a variety of books for children that relate to their interests • Provide books which can be enjoyed by different ages & levels of development • Model your own love of books • Encourage and acknowledge any attempts at Literacy!
